Would-be jumper removed from Trenton Makes bridge, police say

Alex Zdan /The TimesPolice, sheriff's officers and Trenton EMS personnel were on the Trenton Makes Bridge early this afternoon after a report of a distressed woman on the span.

A woman who may have been planning to jump from the Trenton Makes Bridge was taken into custody by state troopers this afternoon, authorities said.

The woman was taken to a crisis center for evaluation and law enforcement officers are making efforts to contact her family, said Trooper Chris Kay, a state police spokesman.

Troopers were called out to the New Jersey side of the bridge on a report of a woman in distress at 11:55 a.m., Kay said.

Emergency responders were first sent to the bridge between Trenton and Morrisville, Pa. on a report of a possible suicide attempt, Trenton EMS Chief Grady Griffin said.

Police are seeking to locate the woman's child, who they were told was with her on the bridge, but was not present when they arrived, a Trenton police spokesman said. State police are leading the investigation with assistance from city and Mercer County Sheriff's officers, he said.